1. DIN 31644 and the nestor Seal for Trustworthy Digital Archives
Ingrid Dillo, DANS
RDA, San Diego, 11 March 2015

2. History
German standard, developed by nestor Working Group „Trusted Repositories“
Standardized and published as DIN in 2012
Development of a certification procedure based on DIN by a new nestor Working Group „Certification“ -> NESTORseal 2

3. Main features
34 criteria with different compliance levels: extended certification, next step after basic certification
Extended self-assessment
Review of the assessment by 2 reviewers, appointed by nestor
Self assessment published on nestor website
Seal includes year of issue, valid indefinitely
Fee of 500 euro
No seals acquired yet..

5. Contacts: Heads of nestor WG “Certification”:
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0711/ 5